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Black TV anchor sues former employer for wrongful termination, claims she was treated like plantation slave

Black TV anchor sues former employer for wrongful termination, claims she was treated like plantation slave

Ojinika Obiekwe, an Emmy-winning Black TV anchor, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, alleging wrongful termination and workplace discrimination. The 46-year-old journalist, originally from Nigeria, claims she was treated like a “plantation slave” by her superiors and subjected to both racial and gender discrimination throughout her 22-year tenure at the network. Obiekwe, who…

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